Question

On Sept.15, TripAdvisor, one of the world’s largest travel review websites, named the world’s top 25 museums in its Travelers’ Choice Award according to the reviews and opinions of travelers worldwide. Now let’s take a look at the top four museums which are ranked as follows by the popularity around the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

It is the largest museum in the Western Hemisphere, with a collection of 2 million items from more than 5,000 years of world culture. The iconic museum includes important collections from ancient Egypt and medieval Europe as well as ancient Greece and Rome. Here, visitors can get lost in different centuries: They can see the Temple of Dendur from early Egypt, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh’s Wheatfield With Cypresses an US pop Andy Warhol’s Souper Dress, all in one place.

Muse d’Orsay, Paris

Located in the center of Paris on the bank of the River Seine, the Musee d’Orsay houses the world’s most amazing collections of impressionist and post-impressionist art. It offers the chance to view major works from greats like Van Gogh and Claude Monet. The museum is famous for being home to Starry Night over the Rhone, an oil painting by Van Gogh that is often praised along with his masterpiece Starry Night.

Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois

It was named the world’s best museum in 2014. The world-famous Windy City museum houses nearly 300,000 works, including one of the largest collections of modern art, including pieces such as Spanish painter Pablo Picasso’s The Old Guitarist, US artist Georgia O’Keeffe’s Black Cross and French artist Henri Matisse’s Bathers by a River. A TripAdvisor reviewer commented, “No matter how many times I visit, it never gets old. Paintings from every era, works fro every great artist.”

Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid

Nowhere is able to present the entire history of Spanish art like the Museo Nacional del Prado.

Here, visitors can enjoy a detailed view of the Spanish school of the Modern Age. Outstanding masterpieces by artists such as Diego Velazquez, Francisco Goya and Joaquiin Sorolla make up an internationally-famous collection. The Italian school is another highlight of the museum’s collection, as it includes the 15^th century masterpieces such as The Annunciation by Fra Angelico, The Death of the Virgin by Andrea Mantegna and The Dead Christ Supported by Angels by Antonello da Messina.

1.How is the Metropolitan Museum of Art different from the other three museums?

A. It is the largest art museum in the world

B. It is so big that visitors may easily get lost in it

C. It is the most popular museum of the four museums

D. Its main collection is from ancient Egypt and medieval Europe

2.If you are interested in impressionist art, _____ is a place you cannot miss.

A. Metropolitan Museum of Art    B. Musee d’Orsay

C. Art Institute of Chicago    D. Museo Nacional del Prado

3.Which is a correct match of the painting and the museum?

A. Pablo Picasso’s The Old Guitarist—Musee d’Orsay

B. Henri Matisse’s Bathers by a River—Metropolitan Museum of Art

C. Vincent van Gogh’s Wheatfield With Cypresses—Art Institute of Chicago

D. Andrea Mantegna’s The Death of the Virgin---Museo Nacional del Prado

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

【解析】本文介绍世界上最受欢迎的四个图书馆。

1.C

推理判断题。根据Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City Here, visitors can get lost in different centuries:---。可知Metropolitan Museum of Art是最受欢迎的图书馆，答案为C。

2.B

细节理解题。根据Muse d’Orsay, Paris中Located in the center of Paris on the bank of the River Seine, the Musee d’Orsay houses the world’s most amazing collections of impressionist and post-impressionist art.可知如果你对impressionist art感兴趣，你不要错过Muse d’Orsay。故选B。

3.D

细节理解题。根据Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid中The Death of the Virgin by Andrea Mantegna and The Dead Christ Supported by Angels by Antonello da Messina.可知D项正确。